This year, some automakers started offering semi-autonomous driving under certain circumstances. In the not too distant future, these same types of technology will likely be part of every electronic OEMs logistics planning.Â
Automation of cars and trucks have the potential to increase safety and affordability of transportation, and will allow more cars to navigate the roads. In the next five years, the number of self-driving features will increase. However, some roadblocks, including potential liability, the need for regulation, and the practicalities of legislation still remain.Â
According to Navigant Research, 85 million autonomous-capable vehicles are expected to be sold annually around the world by 2035. “Studies have shown that measurable improvements in traffic flow can be expected if as few as 10% of vehicles on a road are using adaptive cruise control, which is just one type of advanced driver assistance,” said Dave Alexander, senior research analyst with Navigant Research in a written statement. “One of the challenges is not just to get the systems installed, but to provide incentives for people to use them on a daily basis.”
The infographic below, created by Ohio University’s Online Masters in Electrical Engineering degree program, lays out some of the realities of autonomous vehicles, and takes a closer look at the potential legal, ethical and engineering, challenges.
— Hailey Lynne McKeefry, Editor in Chief, EBN 
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I believe the first fully autonomous vehicles on the road will be taxis. Although there are already many self-driving rail vehicles in operation in several cities, there are not on open roads.
I recently wrote an article for Cities of the Future where I argue that many taxi driving jobs will disappear by 2025. Self-driving taxicabs, using electric vehicles, will probably be the preferred method of mobility in cities by the end of the next decade.
Autonomous ride sharing and ride-hailing services are also the end game of the companies such as Uber and Lyft. Both companies are actively investing millions of dollars, through partnerships with technology companies and academic institutions, to develop and launch driverless taxi services within five years.
Ford recently announced that they will have a fully autonomous driverless car ready in five years, and it would initially target ride-hailing, ride-sharing fleets, and delivery services.
Autonomous vehicles will surely eliminate millions of jobs in the transportation industries, but the safety benefits and reduction of traffic and pollution are enormous. Kevin Kelly recently worte on his book “The Inevitable”: Â “One of the advantages of having AIs drive our cars is that they won't drive like humans, with our easily distracted minds”
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